- freemartin
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1681 a sexually imperfect usually sterile female calf twinborn with a male
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freemartin — freemartin. См. фримартин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
freemartin — [frē′märt΄ n] n. [< ? FREE + Gael mart, cow] an imperfectly developed female calf, usually sterile, born as the twin of a male … English World dictionary
Freemartin — A freemartin or free martin (sometimes martin heifer) is an infertile female mammal which has masculinized behavior and non functioning ovaries.[1] Genetically and externally the animal is female, but it is sterilized in the womb by hormones from … Wikipedia
Freemartin-Syndrom — Als Freemartinismus oder Freemartin Syndrom (aus dem Englischen, Wortableitung unbekannt, im Englischen als Free Martin schon im 17. Jh nachgewiesen[1]) wird eine angeborene Fehlbildung bezeichnet, die bei weiblichen Individuen auftritt, die aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
freemartin — /free mahr tn/, n. a female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones produced by the male. [1675 85; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
freemartin — noun A female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile) … Wiktionary
freemartin — free·mar·tin frē .märt ən n a sexually imperfect usu. sterile female calf born as a twin with a male * * * free·mar·tin (freґmahr tin) a sexually maldeveloped female calf born as a twin to a normal male calf; it is commonly sterile and… … Medical dictionary
freemartin — n. sterile heifer … English contemporary dictionary
freemartin — [ fri:mα:tɪn] noun a hermaphrodite or imperfect sterile female calf which is the twin of a male calf whose hormones affected its development. Origin C17: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
freemartin — free·mar·tin … English syllables
